Abu Qir Bay - Wikipedia, Photos and Videos Abu Qir Bay NEXT GO TO RESULTS [51 .. 100] WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE Jump to: navigation , search Abu Qir Bay The Abū Qīr Bay (sometimes transliterated Abukir Bay or Aboukir Bay) ( Arabic : خليج أبو قير‎‎; transliterated : Khalīj Abū Qīr) is a spacious bay on the Mediterranean Sea in Egypt , lying between Abu Qir (near Alexandria ) and the Rosetta mouth of the Nile . The ancient cities of Canopus , Heracleion and Menouthis lie submerged beneath the waters of the bay. In 1798 it was the site of the Battle of the Nile , a naval battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the Navy of the French First Republic . The bay contains a natural gas field, discovered in the 1970s. Contents Battle of the Nile[ edit ] English ships attacking French ships at Abukir On August 1, 1798, Horatio Nelson fought the naval Battle of the Nile , often referred to as the "Battle of Aboukir Bay".

(Not to be confused with the Battle of Abukir (1799) and the Battle of Abukir (1801) .) On 1 March 1801, some 70 British warships, together with transports carrying 16,000 troops, anchored in Aboukir Bay near Alexandria . The intent was to defeat the French expeditionary force that had remained in Egypt after Napoleon 's return to France. Bad weather delayed disembarkation by a week but, on 8 March, Captain Alexander Cochrane of HMS Ajax deployed 320 boats, in double line abreast, to bring the troops ashore. French shore batteries opposed the landing, but the British were able to drive them back and, by the next day, all of Sir Ralph Abercromby 's British army was ashore. The British then defeated the French army at the Battle of Alexandria . The Siege of Alexandria followed, with the city falling on 2 September 1801.

Antiquities[ edit ] Map of Nile Delta showing ancient Canopus , Heracleion , and Menouthis The bay contains the underwater archaeological sites of three cities from the pre-Hellenistic, Hellenistic and Roman periods. [1] The Eastern part of ancient city of Canopus is submerged in the bay, [2] along with the remains of Menouthis [3] and its sister-city Herakleion–Thonis which now lies 7 kilometres offshore. [4] They were excavated by French underwater archaeologist Franck Goddio . About: Abu Qir About: Abu Qir An Entity of Type : place , from Named Graph : , within Data Space : dbpedia.org Abu Qir (Egyptian Arabic: ابو قير [æbuˈʔiːɾ, æbo-]; also spelled Abukir or Aboukir) is a town on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt, 23 kilometers (14 mi) northeast of Alexandria by rail. It is located on Abu Qir Peninsula, with Abu Qir Bay to the east.

The name is taken from the name of an Egyptian Christian martyr, named Cyrus, Arabized as قير Qīr .The town contains a castle that, early in the 19th century, at the time of Muhammad Ali of Egypt, was used as a prison. Property abstract أبو قير بلدة على البحر الأبيض المتوسط في مصر، تبعد عن الإسكندرية مسافة 23 كم شمال الشرق. وتعتبر أبو قير آخر محطات قطار الإسكندرية. يوجد بها أكثر من شاطئ يعتبروا من أحسن شواطئ مدينة الإسكندرية مثل أبو قير الميت، وأبو قير الحى، وأبو قير البرديسى، وعدة شواطئ أخرى. وتتميز شواطئ أبو قير بجودة محلات الأسماك الطازجة الموجودة داخل الشواطئ.توجد بالمدينة قلعة تعود إلى عهد محمد علي باشا، وتستعمل القلعة الآن كمنطقة عسكرية وهي على نقس طراز قلعة قايتباى في غرب الإسكندرية مكان منار الإسكندرية القديمة.

وقلعة أبوقير تقع في ميناء أبوقير البحرى وهي حامية عسكرية حتى الآن ولكن من الناحية الأثرية تحتاج إلى ترميم حيث يستخدم الجزء العلوى فقط من القلعة ويتوسطها برج استطلاع يشرف على الميناء من الناحية الشرقية للقلعة وتعتبر القلعة من أهم القلاع المصرية في عهد محمد على باشا.

ولكن وجودها في منطقة عسكرية أدى إلى اهمالها من الناحية الأثرية.كما تحتوى أبو قير على أحد فروع الأكاديمية العربية للعلوم والتكنولوجيا والنقل البحري وكلية التربية الرياضية التابعة لجامعة الإسكندرية.وتعتبر أبو قير من المناطق التاريخية، فهي شاهدة على تحطم أسطول نابليون بونابرت أمام شواطئها على يد الأسطول الإنجليزي.عُرفت للرومان باسم (باللاتينية: Canopus) (ar) Abu Qir (Egyptian Arabic: ابو قير [æbuˈʔiːɾ, æbo-]; also spelled Abukir or Aboukir) is a town on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt, 23 kilometers (14 mi) northeast of Alexandria by rail. It is located on Abu Qir Peninsula, with Abu Qir Bay to the east. The name is taken from the name of an Egyptian Christian martyr, named Cyrus, Arabized as قير Qīr .

The town contains a castle that, early in the 19th century, at the time of Muhammad Ali of Egypt, was used as a prison. Near the village are many remains of ancient buildings, Egyptian, Greek and Roman. About three kilometers (two miles) southeast of the village are ruins supposed to mark the site of Canopus. A little farther east the Canopic branch of the Nile (now dry) entered the Mediterranean. Stretching eastward as far as the Rosetta mouth of the Nile is the spacious Abu Qir Bay (Khalīj Abū Qīr), where on 1 August 1798, Horatio Nelson fought the Battle of the Nile, often referred to as the "Battle of Aboukir Bay". The latter title is applied more properly to an engagement between the French expeditionary army and the Turks fought on 25 July the following year; see Battle of Abukir of 1799. Near Abū Qīr, on 8 March 1801, units of the British army commanded by Sir Ralph Abercromby landed from their transports in the face of a strenuous opposition from a French force entrenched on the beach.

Abercromby died of wounds received in the battle. In 2000, an Italian archeologist discovered the remains of British officers, sailors, marines, women, and children on Nelson's Island, which lies in the bay. (en) Abukir (auch Abū Qīr oder Aboukir, arabisch , das alte Kanopus) ist eine Hafenstadt in Ägypten etwa 20 Kilometer nordöstlich von Alexandria auf einer Landzunge am Mittelmeer. (de) Abukir, Abū Qīr, (en idioma árabe أبو قير), es una ciudad situada en la costa mediterránea de Egipto, 23 kilómetros al este de Alejandría. Cerca de la ciudad existen muchos restos de antiguos edificios egipcios, griegos y romanos. A unos tres kilómetros al sudeste de la ciudad se encuentran unas ruinas donde se supone estuvo Canopus.

Algo más lejos, hacia el este, se encuentra el brazo canópico del Nilo, ahora desecado, que se adentra en el Mediterráneo. Alargándose hacia el este hasta la boca del Delta del Nilo se encuentra la espaciosa bahía de Abu Qir, donde el 1 de agosto de 1798, Horacio Nelson combatió en la Batalla del Nilo, frecuentemente nombrada como la Batalla de la Bahía de Aboukir. Este último título se aplica de forma más apropiada al enfrentamiento entre el ejército expedicionario francés y los turcos, ocurrido el 25 de julio de 1799, cerca de Abü Qïr. El 8 de marzo de 1801, el ejército inglés comandado por Sir Ralph Abercromby desembarcó aquí, enfrentándose a la vigorosa oposición de unas fuerzas francesas atrincheradas en la playa. En Abukir se encuentra un castillo que fue utilizado como prisión por Muhammad Ali de Egipto.

(es) Aboukir (en arabe أبو قير) est le nom d'un village de la côte méditerranéenne de l'Égypte, situé à vingt-trois kilomètres au nord-est d'Alexandrie. Dans ce village se trouve un château que Méhémet Ali a transformé en prison d'État. Son nom (de l'arabe « Abū Qīr », littéralement « Père Cyr ») provient du fait qu'il a abrité les reliques de saint Cyr d'Alexandrie, médecin chrétien, persécuté sous Dioclétien parce qu'il se servait de sa profession pour faire connaitre le Christ, et chercha refuge non loin de là (à Canope), où il fut arrêté et martyrisé en l'an 311. Près du village subsistent de nombreux vestiges de bâtiments antiques, égyptiens, grecs et romains. On suppose que les ruines situées à environ trois kilomètres au sud-est du village sont celles de la cité de Canope.

Un peu plus à l'est, le bras canopique du Nil (aujourd'hui à sec) se jetait dans la Méditerranée. (fr) Abukir o Abu Quir (ar. أبو قير) è una località dell'Egitto, sita sul promontorio omonimo che si affaccia sulla costa mediterranea 13 km a nordest di Alessandria. Nel villaggio si trova un antico castello adibito da Mohamed Alì d'Egitto a prigione. Nei pressi del villaggio sono presenti numerose vestigia di antichi bastimenti egizi, greci e romani. Circa tre chilometri ad est del villaggio ci sono le rovine di un'antica città che si ritiene sia quella di Canopo; poco più ad est ancora sfociava il cosiddetto braccio canopico del Nilo (oggi a secco). Una lunga baia si estende verso est fino alla foce del Nilo di Rosetta e prende il nome di Baia di Abukir.

In questa baia, a 2,5 km dalla costa, sono sommerse le rovine dell'antica città di Heracleion. Nei pressi di Abukir si svolsero tre battaglie relative alla Campagna d'Egitto di Napoleone, una navale e due terrestri. In questa baia il 1º agosto 1798 la flotta francese agli ordini dell'ammiraglio Brueys fu sorpresa, dopo che aveva sbarcato il corpo di spedizione francese in Egitto comandato dal Bonaparte, dalla flotta inglese di Horatio Nelson e distrutta (l'episodio è noto anche come Battaglia del Nilo). Quasi un anno dopo, il 25 luglio 1799 Napoleone attaccò i turchi dell'armata di Rodi comandati da Mustafà pascià ed appena sbarcati dalla squadra navale inglese del contrammiraglio William Sidney Smith e li sbaragliò pur essendo in decisa inferiorità numerica.

Infine l'8 marzo 1801 vi sbarcò un corpo di spedizione inglese agli ordini del generale Sir Ralph Abercromby sotto il fuoco delle truppe francesi ivi trinceratesi agli ordini del generale Menou ed ebbe ragione della loro resistenza. Questo combattimento segnerà praticamente la fine dell'avventura egiziana del corpo di spedizione francese, partito sotto il comando del Bonaparte, poiché il generale Menou si ritirerà con le truppe rimastegli in Alessandria ove capitolerà cinque mesi dopo. (it) Abu Kir, Abū Qīr, starożytny Canopus – wieś w północno-wschodnim Egipcie, nad zatoką Abu Kir, na wybrzeżu Morza Śródziemnego w muhafazie Aleksandria.

1 sierpnia 1798 flota brytyjska pod dowództwem admirała Horatio Nelsona w sile 14 okrętów, 8 tysięcy załogi oraz 1012 armat, rozbiła pod Abu Kir flotę francuską wiozącą do Egiptu francuski korpus ekspedycyjny Napoleona Bonaparte, która zakotwiczona była u wybrzeży Egiptu a większość 30-tysięcznej armii przebywała w tym czasie na brzegu. W jej wyniku Wielka Brytania uzyskała swobodę działania na Morzu Śródziemnym a Napoleon wraz z armią pozostał w Egipcie. Po tej bitwie Turcja wypowiedziała Francji wojnę i w 1799 Napoleon Bonaparte pokonał tu turecki desant w sile 16 tysięcy żołnierzy.

W 1801 Abu Kir został zdobyty przez Anglików (18 tysięczny korpus bryt. R.Abercromby'ego) kładąc kres francuskiej okupacji. Obecnie wieś jest dzielnicą dzisiejszej Aleksandrii. (pl) Abuquir (em árabe Abu Qir) é uma baía de aproximadamente 30 km de extensão localizada na parte norte do Egito, entre um dos emissários do delta do Nilo e a cidade de Alexandria. A baía foi o teatro da derrota francesa frente às forças britânicas sob o comando do almirante Nelson, na batalha do Nilo, em 1 e 2 de Agosto de 1798. No ano seguinte, Napoleão venceu um exército turco próximo à cidade de Abukir. A antiga cidade sacra de Canopo está situada nas proximidades. (pt) Абукир (араб.

أبو قير‎, Abū Qīr, отец Кир) — небольшой египетский город, восточный пригород Александрии, на месте древнего Каноба, в Нижнем Египте на берегу Средиземного моря, в 23 км к северо-востоку от Александрии, с портовой гаванью, окруженною утёсами, перед которой находится довольно широкий, но мелкий рейд.Назван в честь Кира Александрийского, святого из Александрии, замученного в тех краях в 311 году. В городе находится форт, который Мухаммед Али Египетский превратил в тюрьму.

(ru) 阿布基爾（埃及阿拉伯語：ابو قير，發音 [æbuˈʔiːɾ, æbo-]）是地中海沿岸埃及的一個村落，距離西南部的亞歷山大港鐵路里程為23公里（14英里），有一座曾被穆罕默德·阿里用作監獄的城堡。其名取自埃及基督教殉教者塞勒斯（Cyrus），阿拉伯化後為قير‎ Qīr 。 (zh) Abukir (auch Abū Qīr oder Aboukir, arabisch , das alte Kanopus) ist eine Hafenstadt in Ägypten etwa 20 Kilometer nordöstlich von Alexandria auf einer Landzunge am Mittelmeer. (de) Абукир (араб.

أبو قير‎, Abū Qīr, отец Кир) — небольшой египетский город, восточный пригород Александрии, на месте древнего Каноба, в Нижнем Египте на берегу Средиземного моря, в 23 км к северо-востоку от Александрии, с портовой гаванью, окруженною утёсами, перед которой находится довольно широкий, но мелкий рейд.Назван в честь Кира Александрийского, святого из Александрии, замученного в тех краях в 311 году. В городе находится форт, который Мухаммед Али Египетский превратил в тюрьму.

(ru) 阿布基爾（埃及阿拉伯語：ابو قير，發音 [æbuˈʔiːɾ, æbo-]）是地中海沿岸埃及的一個村落，距離西南部的亞歷山大港鐵路里程為23公里（14英里），有一座曾被穆罕默德·阿里用作監獄的城堡。其名取自埃及基督教殉教者塞勒斯（Cyrus），阿拉伯化後為قير‎ Qīr 。 (zh) Abu Qir (Egyptian Arabic: ابو قير [æbuˈʔiːɾ, æbo-]; also spelled Abukir or Aboukir) is a town on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt, 23 kilometers (14 mi) northeast of Alexandria by rail. It is located on Abu Qir Peninsula, with Abu Qir Bay to the east. The name is taken from the name of an Egyptian Christian martyr, named Cyrus, Arabized as قير Qīr .The town contains a castle that, early in the 19th century, at the time of Muhammad Ali of Egypt, was used as a prison.

(en) أبو قير بلدة على البحر الأبيض المتوسط في مصر، تبعد عن الإسكندرية مسافة 23 كم شمال الشرق. وتعتبر أبو قير آخر محطات قطار الإسكندرية. يوجد بها أكثر من شاطئ يعتبروا من أحسن شواطئ مدينة الإسكندرية مثل أبو قير الميت، وأبو قير الحى، وأبو قير البرديسى، وعدة شواطئ أخرى. وتتميز شواطئ أبو قير بجودة محلات الأسماك الطازجة الموجودة داخل الشواطئ.توجد بالمدينة قلعة تعود إلى عهد محمد علي باشا، وتستعمل القلعة الآن كمنطقة عسكرية وهي على نقس طراز قلعة قايتباى في غرب الإسكندرية مكان منار الإسكندرية القديمة.

(ar) Abukir, Abū Qīr, (en idioma árabe أبو قير), es una ciudad situada en la costa mediterránea de Egipto, 23 kilómetros al este de Alejandría.Cerca de la ciudad existen muchos restos de antiguos edificios egipcios, griegos y romanos. A unos tres kilómetros al sudeste de la ciudad se encuentran unas ruinas donde se supone estuvo Canopus. Algo más lejos, hacia el este, se encuentra el brazo canópico del Nilo, ahora desecado, que se adentra en el Mediterráneo.En Abukir se encuentra un castillo que fue utilizado como prisión por Muhammad Ali de Egipto. (es) Aboukir (en arabe أبو قير) est le nom d'un village de la côte méditerranéenne de l'Égypte, situé à vingt-trois kilomètres au nord-est d'Alexandrie.

Dans ce village se trouve un château que Méhémet Ali a transformé en prison d'État.Son nom (de l'arabe « Abū Qīr », littéralement « Père Cyr ») provient du fait qu'il a abrité les reliques de saint Cyr d'Alexandrie, médecin chrétien, persécuté sous Dioclétien parce qu'il se servait de sa profession pour faire connaitre le Christ, et chercha refuge non loin de là (à Canope), où il fut arrêté et martyrisé en l'an 311. (fr) Abukir o Abu Quir (ar. أبو قير) è una località dell'Egitto, sita sul promontorio omonimo che si affaccia sulla costa mediterranea 13 km a nordest di Alessandria.Nel villaggio si trova un antico castello adibito da Mohamed Alì d'Egitto a prigione. Nei pressi del villaggio sono presenti numerose vestigia di antichi bastimenti egizi, greci e romani.

Circa tre chilometri ad est del villaggio ci sono le rovine di un'antica città che si ritiene sia quella di Canopo; poco più ad est ancora sfociava il cosiddetto braccio canopico del Nilo (oggi a secco). Una lunga baia si estende verso est fino alla foce del Nilo di Rosetta e prende il nome di Baia di Abukir. In questa baia, a 2,5 km dalla costa, sono sommerse le rovine dell'antica città di Heracleion.

(it) Abu Kir, Abū Qīr, starożytny Canopus – wieś w północno-wschodnim Egipcie, nad zatoką Abu Kir, na wybrzeżu Morza Śródziemnego w muhafazie Aleksandria.1 sierpnia 1798 flota brytyjska pod dowództwem admirała Horatio Nelsona w sile 14 okrętów, 8 tysięcy załogi oraz 1012 armat, rozbiła pod Abu Kir flotę francuską wiozącą do Egiptu francuski korpus ekspedycyjny Napoleona Bonaparte, która zakotwiczona była u wybrzeży Egiptu a większość 30-tysięcznej armii przebywała w tym czasie na brzegu. W jej wyniku Wielka Brytania uzyskała swobodę działania na Morzu Śródziemnym a Napoleon wraz z armią pozostał w Egipcie.

Po tej bitwie Turcja wypowiedziała Francji wojnę i w 1799 Napoleon Bonaparte pokonał tu turecki desant w sile 16 tysięcy żołnierzy. (pl) Abuquir (em árabe Abu Qir) é uma baía de aproximadamente 30 km de extensão localizada na parte norte do Egito, entre um dos emissários do delta do Nilo e a cidade de Alexandria.A baía foi o teatro da derrota francesa frente às forças britânicas sob o comando do almirante Nelson, na batalha do Nilo, em 1 e 2 de Agosto de 1798.No ano seguinte, Napoleão venceu um exército turco próximo à cidade de Abukir.A antiga cidade sacra de Canopo está situada nas proximidades. (pt) Abu Qir Bay : Wikis (The Full Wiki) The Full Wiki More info on Abu Qir Bay Wikis Advertisements Note: Many of our articles have direct quotes from sources you can cite, within the Wikipedia article!

This article doesn't yet, but we're working on it! See more info or our list of citable articles . From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Abu Qir Bay The Abū Qīr Bay (sometimes transliterated Abukir Bay or Aboukir Bay) ( Arabic : خليج أبو قير‎; transliterated : Khalīj Abū Qīr) is a spacious bay on the Mediterranean Sea in Egypt , lying between Abu Qir (Near Alexandria ) and the Rosetta mouth of the Nile . It contains a natural gas field, discovered in the 1970s. On August 1, 1798, Horatio Nelson fought the Battle of the Nile , often referred to as the "Battle of Aboukir Bay". (The latter title is applied more properly to an engagement between the French expeditionary army and the Ottomans fought on July 25, 1799.) On 1 March 1801, some 70 British warships, together with transports carrying 16,000 troops, anchored in Aboukir Bay near Alexandria . The intent was to defeat the French expeditionary force that had remained in Egypt after Napoleon 's return to France.

Bad weather delayed disembarkation by a week, but on the 8th, Captain Alexander Cochrane of HMS Ajax directed as 320 boats, in double line abreast, brought the troops ashore. French shore batteries opposed the landing, but the British were able to drive them back and by the next day all of Sir Ralph Abercromby 's British Army was ashore. The British then defeated the French army at the Battle of Alexandria . The Siege of Alexandria followed, with the city falling on 2 September 1801. See also Map of Abu Qir - The Full Wiki The Full Wiki Map showing all locations mentioned on Wikipedia article: Abū Qīr ( Arabic أبو قير) (also Abukir or Aboukir) is a village on the Mediterranean , 23 kilometers (14.5 miles) northeast of Alexandria by rail, containing a castle used as a state prison by Muhammad Ali of Egypt . The name Abū Qīr is pronounced Abūīr in the local dialect (with a glottal stop in place of the qaf). The name is taken from the name of an Egyptian Christian martyr , named Cyrus .

Near the village are many remains of ancient buildings, Egyptian, Greek and Roman. About three kilometers (two miles) southeast of the village are ruins supposed to mark the site of Canopus . A little farther east the Canopic branch of the Nile (now dry) entered the Mediterranean. Stretching eastward as far as the Rosetta mouth of the Nile is the spacious Abu Qir Bay (Khalīj Abū Qīr), where on 1 August 1798 , Horatio Nelson fought the Battle of the Nile , often referred to as the "Battle of Aboukir Bay". The latter title is applied more properly to an engagement between the French expeditionary army and the Turks fought on 25 July 1799 . Near Abū Qīr, on 8 March 1801 , units of the British army commanded by Sir Ralph Abercromby landed from their transports in the face of a strenuous opposition from a French force entrenched on the beach. Abercromby died of wounds received in the battle. Near its shore Nelson's Island is present where the remains of British officers, sailors, marines, women, and children were uncovered.

See also Battle of Aboukir Bay - Factbites Aboukir Bay is East of Alexandria in Egypt. HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar by Graeme Lothian. Admiral Nelsons Victory at the Battle of the Nile by Graeme Lothian. /graeme_lothian1.htm (617 words) Probert Encyclopaedia: Battles (1700-1799) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) The Battle of Aboukir Bay, also known as the Battle of the Nile, was a naval battle during the Napoleonic Wars between Great Britain and France, in which Admiral Horatio Nelson defeated Napoleon Bonaparte's fleet at the Egyptian seaport of Aboukir on the 1st of August 1798 . The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought near Boston in the USA on the 17th of June 1775 between nearly 3000 British and 5000 Americans.

The Battle of Culloden was a defeat in 1746 of the Jacobite rebel army of the British prince Charles Edward Stuart (the 'Young Pretender') by the Duke of Cumberland on a stretch of moorland in Inverness-shire, Scotland. /FB6.HTM (2638 words) Encyclopedia: Battle of Lepanto (1571) One of the better-known participants in the battle was Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes, who was wounded and lost the use of his left hand. During the course of the battle, the Ottoman commander's ship was boarded and the Spanish tercios from 3 galleys and the Turkish janissaries from 7 galleys fought on the deck of the Turkish Sultana. It was one of the most decisive naval defeats in the Mediterranean between the Battle of Actium (31 BC) and the Battle of the Nile ( 1798 ).

/encyclopedia/Battle-of-Lepanto-%281571%29 (2424 words) Battle of the Nile - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Map of ship positions and movements during the Battle of Aboukir Bay, August 1–August 2, 1798 . Nelson had already achieved great fame, and Admiral Brueys had studied his tactics at the Battle of the Saints and Battle of Copenhagen. As a consequence, Brueys had his line of battle chained together at anchor to prevent the British from cutting the line and defeating a part of it in detail in a night action. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Aboukir_Bay (1058 words) 200 Hundred Year Aniversery of Aboukir Bay In the afternoon of August 1st, Nelson found the French Naval squadron at Aboukir Bay (at the Canopus mouth of the Nile). Aboukir Bay was protected on the west by a shoal that had enough overhang to the north to cover over a thousand yards of the bay from the north as well. Several of the French ships captured at Aboukir Bay were repaired and served in the Royal Navy.

/~robertaw/hh_200_years.html (821 words) Nile, Battle of the (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) also called BATTLE OF ABOUKIR BAY, Aboukir also spelled ABUKIR (Aug. 1, 1798 ), battle that was one of the greatest victories of the British admiral Horatio Nelson . It was fought between the British and French fleets in Abu Qir Bay, near Alexandria, Egypt. Several of the British warships were able to maneuver around the head of the French line of battle and thus got inside and behind their position. /Area51/8946/nile.htm (446 words) Battle of the Nile : Battle of Aboukir Bay (Site not responding.

Last check: 2007-11-05) Battle of the Nile : Battle of Aboukir Bay The Battle of the Nile also known as The Battle of Abukir Bay was an important naval battle of the Wars of the French Revolution[?] between a British fleet commanded by Admiral Horatio Nelson and a French fleet under Vice-Admiral François-Paul Brueys D'Aigalliers . It uses material from the wikipedia article Battle of the Nile : Battle of Aboukir Bay. /ba/Battle_of_Aboukir_Bay.html (357 words) Battle of the Nile - Enpsychlopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) Nelson had already achieved great fame, and Adm. Brueys had studied his tactics at the Battle of the Saints and Battle of Copenhagen. As a consequnce, Brueys had his line of Battle chained together at anchor to prevent the Brittish from cutting his line and defeating a part of in in detail in a night action.

Returning home with Nelson's despatches, the Leander, captained by Edward Berry, was later captured by the surviving 74-gun Généroux after a fierce battle, somewhat delaying the arrival of the triumphant news in Britain. /psypsych/The_Battle_of_the_Nile (1069 words) Nelson's victory at the Battle of the Nile (Aboukir Bay) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) Nelson's victory at the Battle of the Nile (Aboukir Bay) Nelson had changed the meaning of a naval battle, just as Napoleon in a similar way had changed the meaning of a military battle (or, perhaps, to make it again what it had been in the days of the Romans). From the point of view of the immediate war situation, the result of the battle was not as great as it might have been.

/navy/nilebattle.html (1215 words) French Naval Order of Battle at Aboukir Bay (Battle of the Nile): 1-2 August 1798 The Enemy were moored in a strong Line of Battle for defending the entrance of the Bay (of Shoals), flanked by numerous Gun-boats, four Frigates , and a Battery of Guns and Mortars on an Island in their Van; but nothing could withstand the Squadron your Lordship did me the honour to place under my command. One of the most decisive battles in naval history, the Battle of the Nile was fought on 1-2 August 1798 in Egypt's Aboukir Bay. An interesting point of the battle was that the French squadron - under Vice-Admiral Francois-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers - fought while anchored in a semi-circle (the British squadron, commanded by Rear-Admiral Horatio Nelson , also fought much of the battle at anchor).

/military/battles/Nile/c_nile.html (468 words) Because of loss at Battle of Trafalgar, Napoleon's hopes of doing this were gone Largest battle of Napoleonic Wars, Napoleon was defeated, Napoleon abdicated his throne Battle of Nations, Battle of Waterloo, Battle of Aboukir Bay /jg/604036list.html (466 words) HMS Vanguard (1787) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) On the evening of August 1 , 1798 , half an hour before sunset, the Battle of the Nile began when Nelson attacked the French fleet which was moored in a strong line of battle in Aboukir Bay[?] with gunboats, four frigates , and batteries on Aboukir Island[?] to protect their flanks. Goliath[?] was the leading ship and, followed by four others, she broke through the French line to anchor and fight from the shoreward side.

She was in need of new masts and a bowsprit but Nelson defered getting them until he knew the situation of Culloden[?] which was to be careened at Naples after grounding during the battle. /hm/HMS_Vanguard_(1787)_2.html (533 words) USNI Interactive Great Battles - The Battle of the Nile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) Nelson did not find them on the open sea, but did learn that the French warships, that accompanied the troops and assured the supply line, were at anchor in Aboukir Bay. What followed was one of the greatest battles of all time: the Battle of the Nile. This program is written so that a reader who knows nothing about the battle, or Napoleonic sea-warfare in general, can follow along and understand all of the main points. /webstore/igbnile.htm (452 words) TheHistoryNet | Military History | Battle of Aboukir Bay The sudden swoop of a British fleet commanded by the bold young Vice Adm.

Sir Horatio Nelson stunned the French naval force in Aboukir Bay in 1798 , crushing General Napoleon Bonaparte's dreams for an Eastern empire. Little could Bonaparte have imagined, as he surveyed the beckoning East in the manner of a Roman emperor, that he was about to be all but ruined by the sudden swoop of a British naval flotilla commanded by Vice Adm. Sir Horatio Nelson . The extraordinary story of the Battle of the Nile, as the action in Aboukir Bay is often incorrectly called, is remarkable for its paradoxes and its revelation of the power of an individual. /magazines/military_history/3031041.html (1193 words) The Battle of Bantry Bay In 1999 the game was a refight of the battle of Aboukir Bay, but in 2000 we were asked to do something a bit different. Pellew reports that the French have concentrated the day before near Bere Island, on the Western side of the bay, and appear to be ready to begin landing troops.

Moreover, Pellew has spent the day cruising to the West of the bay, drawing the covering French warships away from where he believes the main action must be fought if it is to be fought at all. /~david.manley/naval/formline/bantry.htm (1048 words) Abu Qir : definition of Abu Qir and synonyms of Abu Qir (English) Abū Qīr ( Arabic أبو قير, Egyptian Arabic : Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [æboˈʔiːɾ] ) (also Abukir or Aboukir) is a village on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt , 23 kilometers (14 mi) northeast of Alexandria by rail, containing a castle used as a state prison by Muhammad Ali of Egypt . The name Abū Qīr is pronounced [æboˈʔiːɾ] in Egyptian Arabic (with a glottal stop in place of the qaf). The name is taken from the name of an Egyptian Christian martyr , named Cyrus . Near the village are many remains of ancient buildings, Egyptian, Greek and Roman. About three kilometers (two miles) southeast of the village are ruins supposed to mark the site of Canopus .

A little farther east the Canopic branch of the Nile (now dry) entered the Mediterranean. Stretching eastward as far as the Rosetta mouth of the Nile is the spacious Abu Qir Bay (Khalīj Abū Qīr), where on 1 August 1798, Horatio Nelson fought the Battle of the Nile , often referred to as the "Battle of Aboukir Bay". The latter title is applied more properly to an engagement between the French expeditionary army and the Turks fought on 25 July the following year; see Battle of Abukir of 1799 . Near Abū Qīr, on 8 March 1801, units of the British army commanded by Sir Ralph Abercromby landed from their transports in the face of a strenuous opposition from a French force entrenched on the beach. Abercromby died of wounds received in the battle. Near its shore Nelson's Island is present where the remains of British officers, sailors, marines, women, and children were uncovered.

[1] [2] See also Abu Qir Bay : definition of Abu Qir Bay and synonyms of Abu Qir Bay (English) This article does not cite any references or sources . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (December 2009) Abu Qir Bay The Abū Qīr Bay (sometimes transliterated Abukir Bay or Aboukir Bay) ( Arabic : خليج أبو قير‎; transliterated : Khalīj Abū Qīr) is a spacious bay on the Mediterranean Sea in Egypt , lying between Abu Qir (Near Alexandria ) and the Rosetta mouth of the Nile . It contains a natural gas field, discovered in the 1970s. On August 1, 1798, Horatio Nelson fought the Battle of the Nile , often referred to as the "Battle of Aboukir Bay".

(The latter title is applied more properly to an engagement between the French expeditionary army and the Ottomans fought on July 25, 1799.) On 1 March 1801, some 70 British warships, together with transports carrying 16,000 troops, anchored in Aboukir Bay near Alexandria . The intent was to defeat the French expeditionary force that had remained in Egypt after Napoleon 's return to France. Bad weather delayed disembarkation by a week, but on the 8th, Captain Alexander Cochrane of HMS Ajax directed as 320 boats, in double line abreast, brought the troops ashore. French shore batteries opposed the landing, but the British were able to drive them back and by the next day all of Sir Ralph Abercromby 's British Army was ashore. The British then defeated the French army at the Battle of Alexandria . The Siege of Alexandria followed, with the city falling on 2 September 1801. See also

Question: Which battle of August 4798 was fought in the spacious Abu Qir Bay?
Answer: BATTLE OF THE NILE